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1 Peter

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New Testament · Catholic Epistles · 14 chapter studies

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  1. Intro 1 Peter - Overview Saint Peter teaches a scattered Church to stand in the true grace of God: born into living hope through Christ's Resurrection, made holy and priestly by mercy, and trained to... 19 min read
  2. 1 1 Peter 1:1-12 - Elect Pilgrims and Living Hope Peter teaches scattered Christians to know themselves as God's elect pilgrims, born again to a living hope through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 17 min read
  3. 1 1 Peter 1:13-25 - Be Holy, Love Earnestly Peter teaches believers to set hope fully on the coming grace of Christ, to live in holy communion with the Father who redeemed them by the precious blood of Christ, and to love... 17 min read
  4. 2 1 Peter 2:1-10 - Living Stones and a Royal Priesthood Peter calls the newly begotten faithful to cast away the sins that destroy communion, hunger for pure nourishment, come continually to Christ the living Stone, and proclaim the... 20 min read
  5. 2 1 Peter 2:11-17 - Free Servants in a Watching World Peter teaches beloved exiles to fight the passions, answer slander through visible good, honor civil order without idolatry, and live their freedom as servants of God. 18 min read
  6. 2 1 Peter 2:18-25 - Christ's Wounds and Unjust Suffering Peter speaks to Christians trapped under crooked authority, directs their conscience toward God, and reveals Christ as the sinless sufferer who bears sins, heals the wandering,... 18 min read
  7. 3 1 Peter 3:1-7 - Household Witness and Co-Heirs of Grace Peter brings gospel witness into the household: a wife’s chaste and courageous conduct may commend Christ where the word is resisted, inward beauty is precious to God, and the... 12 min read
  8. 3 1 Peter 3:8-17 - Blessing When Reviled Peter teaches the whole Church to follow Christ's non retaliation, bless instead of reviling, discipline speech through the Psalm, sanctify the Lord in the heart, and answer for... 16 min read
  9. 3 1 Peter 3:18-22 - Christ's Victory, Noah, and the Waters of Baptism Peter proclaims Christ's once for all suffering, His victorious proclamation, Noah's ark as a figure of salvation through water, baptism that now saves through Christ's... 13 min read
  10. 4 1 Peter 4:1-6 - Arm Yourselves with the Mind of Christ Peter calls suffering Christians to arm themselves with Christ's own resolve, break with the old flood of passions, endure slander without retaliation, and stand before Christ,... 13 min read
  11. 4 1 Peter 4:7-11 - Love, Prayer, and Gifts as the End Draws Near Peter teaches Christians to receive the nearness of the end as a summons to clear prayer, strenuous love, ungrudging hospitality, humble stewardship, and service that returns... 14 min read
  12. 4 1 Peter 4:12-19 - The Fiery Trial and the Faithful Creator Peter teaches suffering Christians to discern the cause of suffering, share Christ's reproach without shame, receive God's purifying seriousness, and entrust their souls to the... 16 min read
  13. 5 1 Peter 5:1-4 - Shepherd the Flock of God Peter exhorts the elders to shepherd God's flock willingly, eagerly, and by example, because every entrusted flock belongs to Christ the Chief Shepherd. 14 min read
  14. 5 1 Peter 5:5-14 - Humble, Watchful, and Established in Peace Peter closes the letter by teaching the Church to stand low before God, cast real cares onto His care, resist the adversary soberly, and receive peace from the God of all grace. 17 min read